daveoswald
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I am a big Stranglers fan and have seen him at a couple of concerts over the years which is to his credit, however his football management was dismal.
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Stuart Pearce
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Had no choice because of our financial situation but this standing still produced the most turgid and mind bogling dire football that I've ever seen at City and is top of the list as the worse City manager I've seen !Keegan to Pearce must've been one of the worst downgrades in history. Selling Anelka/SWP and buying Samaras/Vassell managerial genius.
and we have had some bad ones !!!Had no choice because of our financial situation but this standing still produced the most turgid and mind bogling dire football that I've ever seen at City and is top of the list as the worse City manager I've seen !
Yes , can't blame Pearce for the reduced quality of players as the club were desperate for the money. Problem was we ended up with much poorer players and a very poor manager. The players must have been sat in the dressing room towards the end of his last season knowing we were only heading in one direction as a club and the fans certainly felt it , lost nearly all the games at the tail end of that season and saw as many Dodos as home goals after the new year.Had no choice because of our financial situation but this standing still produced the most turgid and mind bogling dire football that I've ever seen at City and is top of the list as the worse City manager I've seen !
A terrible , terrible distant memory matched only by the thoughts of Frank Clark and Lee Bradbury but I drank far more under Frank so it was less painful.
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There was almost mutiny in the stands at Blackburn away in the FAC QF. Awful atmosphere between fans, fights, all sorts...the worst I'd seen it since the end of the Swales days.Yes , can't blame Pearce for the reduced quality of players as the club were desperate for the money. Problem was we ended up with much poorer players and a very poor manager. The players must have been sat in the dressing room towards the end of his last season knowing we were only heading in one direction as a club and the fans certainly felt it , lost nearly all the games at the tail end of that season and saw as many Dodos as home goals after the new year.
A terrible , terrible distant memory matched only by the thoughts of Frank Clark and Lee Bradbury but I drank far more under Frank so it was less painful.
Remember a few scuffles between fans as some defended Pearce and his tactics given the players available and some just recognised he was inept and way out of his depth. Both were right in part , a better manager would possibly have got more out of the squad and one with more personality may have roused the players and fans. The atmosphere and feel of inevitably sinking back out of the Premier league got to a lot of people. Thankfully in came Shinawatra and Sven to save us all and we had the highs and lows of the previous 5 years in one season!!! From billionaire owner to bust in 8 months.There was almost mutiny in the stands at Blackburn away in the FAC QF. Awful atmosphere between fans, fights, all sorts...the worst I'd seen it since the end of the Swales days.
Yeh one of the few occasions that I remember our fans turning on each other even through the decent to league one ! I don't blame him as the club was nearly bankrupt and players had to be sold but the mind numbing football which saw us fail to score a goal at.home from New Years day was the most dire and basic trash I've ever seen us play ! God knows how we stayed up and after we gave him the push England put him in charge of the under 21's an their football was just as bad !There was almost mutiny in the stands at Blackburn away in the FAC QF. Awful atmosphere between fans, fights, all sorts...the worst I'd seen it since the end of the Swales days.
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Yes it was bad...There was almost mutiny in the stands at Blackburn away in the FAC QF. Awful atmosphere between fans, fights, all sorts...the worst I'd seen it since the end of the Swales days.
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No, he took the U21s job whilst he was still managing City... and didn't even see fit to inform his employers about what he was doing. Should've been sacked on the spot at that point - but I suspect the board didn't have the stomach for paying compo to him out of an already skinted bank account.Yeh one of the few occasions that I remember our fans turning on each other even through the decent to league one ! I don't blame him as the club was nearly bankrupt and players had to be sold but the mind numbing football which saw us fail to score a goal at.home from New Years day was the most dire and basic trash I've ever seen us play ! God knows how we stayed up and after we gave him the push England put him in charge of the under 21's an their football was just as bad !
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I was back row in the corner, upper tier. My mate said to me 'I've had enough of this' and yelled 'Pearce out' and what sounded lik eover 2,000 people joined in.
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We could have won summat like, er, a game of football if they had been only 'bad". Some were beyond bad - they were execrable. The dismal days of the early sixties! You had to experience the grim days to fully appreciate what we have seen over the last ten years.and we have had some bad ones !!!
No, he took the U21s job whilst he was still managing City... and didn't even see fit to inform his employers about what he was doing. Should've been sacked on the spot at that point - but I suspect the board didn't have the stomach for paying compo to him out of an already skinted bank account.
I’d completely forgotten about his job with England! Utter farce.
A lot of jobs appointed to based on past friendships or associations that never made any sense Pearce being one to England U21s and Ball under Lee another. Think there are a lot of chairman of football clubs and people in power at the FA as well who make easy choices based on managers they have heard of rather than any meaningful assessment process.I’d completely forgotten about his job with England! Utter farce.
A weird fact. He sang on a Stranglers song/video.
This doesn't make him a truly vile person.
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No, he took the U21s job whilst he was still managing City... and didn't even see fit to inform his employers about what he was doing. Should've been sacked on the spot at that point - but I suspect the board didn't have the stomach for paying compo to him out of an already skinted bank account.
Fuck Me … did anyone see the video of him ‘celebrating’ (Not) when Trafford did the U21 DOUBLE penalty save ?
SWP nearly fell off his chair celebrating, Pearce barely managed a smile …. He really is one miserable twat !
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Wouldn't surprise me if he was a "BBC Presenter".
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Pearce often looks nonplussed as he hasn't a clue what is going on.Chris Sutton is sat in front of him and looks x100 times happier with the result. Big smile on his face, while Pearce looks absolutely nonplussed. Wouldn't mind but wasn't he at a City organised dinner earlier on in the day?
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In fairness we did miss penalties in the final two home games of that season; 2006-07.10 goals at home in the league, missed the 2 against West Ham as i was wankered and needed to keep going for a piss so i saw 8.
After Everton at home in Jan till the end of the season we scored zero, he was shite!
They could have taken us to 12 home goals. Woo fucking hoo!!
I know a couple who were so pissed off they decided not to renew their STs. Then they saw sense but only sent the cheque for the early-bird discounted price. The club cashed it very quickly in case they changed their minds.